The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has announced the launch of the E.K. Harry Digital Archive, an ambitious multi-year initiative to digitize, catalog, and preserve the holdings of the E.K. Harry Library of Fishes, the most significant single-topic collection of sportfishing history in the world. When complete, the project will make millions of unique assets, from expedition scrapbooks and historic photographs to world record documents and rare films, searchable on a modern digital platform for the first time.
Housed at IGFA headquarters in Dania Beach, Florida, the E.K. Harry Library of Fishes was established in 1973 by IGFA Vice President Elwood K. Harry, who envisioned a global repository for materials related to recreational fishing. For more than 50 years, the library has grown into a collection of remarkable scope, documenting famous catches, pioneering expeditions, scientific breakthroughs, conservation milestones, tournament history, tackle development, and the lives of the most influential figures in the sport.
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